Former White House teleprompter operator fined over insider trading
Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been ordered to pay more than $US172,000 for using advance access to US President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades on a prediction-market platform.
Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez has been fined over $US172,000 for insider trading on a prediction-market platform. Perez allegedly used advance knowledge of President Donald Trump's speeches to make illegal trades between December 2025 and February 2026. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposed a three-year trading ban and ordered Perez to surrender profits and pay a $US65,000 fine. Perez was placed on unpaid leave from his federal job following the discovery of his actions.
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